If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (4°, 5°, 6° and 8°), the applicant is notified of the decision and the reasons for it. The notification shall specify the time limit for the applicant to submit observations or new claims.
The patent application is rejected:
if the applicant has not submitted observations or new claims within the time limit;
if the observations submitted are not accepted, or if the new claims do not remedy the irregularity.